A couple is having their 25th wedding aniversary party.
Music, dancing, drinks, and snacks.
A friend notices the husband sitting alone on the balcony.
He steps out to say "hi", and notices the husband is crying.
He asks why.
The husband replies,
"I just realized today that I made a big mistake.
The day I married that woman she started nagging about every little thing right away.
I asked my lawyer friend what would happen if I killed her.
He told me I would get 25 years in prison."
He then took a ragged breath, swallowed a lump in his throat, and cried out, "Today, I would have been a free man!"